Barbara Warren, executive director of the environmental nonprofit Salem Sound Coastwatch, will kick off a new year of the series “Underwater In Salem Sound” with a talk on ongoing efforts to build resilience in local communities on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 6:45 p.m.-7:45 p.m., both in the program room at Abbot Library and online via Zoom.
Warren will also share new projects that have goals of reducing stormwater flooding, restoring riverbanks and wetlands, and increasing public access to the shoreline.
To attend via Zoom, register in advance at tinyurl.com/Jan-2023-Salem-Sound-Zoom. No registration is required for in-person attendance.
Warren, who also serves as the lower North Shore regional coordinator for the Massachusetts Bays National Estuary Partnership, holds a master-of-science degree in environmental studies from Antioch New England and a master-of-education degree from Lesley University.
She has completed training in communicating climate risk and engaging stakeholders in solutions. As a certified Massachusetts Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Provider, Warren focuses much of her work on climate awareness and coastal resilience projects in Marblehead and neighboring communities.
For the past 11 years, Underwater in Salem Sound has been jointly sponsored by Salem Sound Coastwatch and the Abbot Public Library. In 2023, there will be three additional lectures on Feb. 15, March 15 and April 19. All the lectures are free and open to the public. For more information, visit salemsound.org, abbotlibrary.org, email mar@noblenet.org or call 781-631-1481.
